Catullus 4 Flashcards
aequor aequoris n.
level surface; sea; plain
āiō
to say (defective), assert; say yes/so, affirm, assent; prescribe/lay down (law)
Amastris –is f.
the capital of Paphlagonia, on the South coast of the Black Sea
anteā
before, before this; formerly, previously, in the past
aura aurae f.
breeze, breath (of air), wind; gleam; odor, stench; vapor; air (pl.), heaven
buxifer –era –erum
producing box–trees (the Buxus yields boxwood, a close–grained hardwood)
cacūmen –inis n.
a point, peak; summit
Castor –oris m.
son of Tyndareus and Leda, brother of Pollux and Helen; patron of sailors
celer celeris celere
swift
cōgnitus –a –um
known, noted, recognized
coma comae f.
hair, tresses
comō –āre –āvī –ātum
to be covered with hair or foliage
Cyclades –um f.
the Cyclades, the islands grouped around Delos in the Aegean Sea
Cytōrius –a –um
of Cytorus, a mountain in Paphlagonia east of Amastris, part of the coastal ridge along the southern shore of the Black Sea
Cytōrus –ī m.
a mountain in Paphlagonia east of Amastris, on the southern shore of the Black Sea
dēdicō dēdicāre dēdicāvī dēdicātus
to declare, dedicate
dextera dextera f.
right hand
- ēdō ēdere ēdidī ēditus
to eject/emit; put/give forth (buds); beget; publish; disclose, tell,
fretum fretī n.
straight, channel
gemellus –a –um
twin (adj. or subst.)
Hadriāticus –a –um
of the Adriatic, as neut, subst., the Adriatic Sea
erus –ī m.
an owner, householder, master, lord
horridus –a –um
rough, shaggy, trembling
hospes hospitis m.
host; guest, visitor, stranger; soldier in billets; one who billets soldiers
imbuō –ere –uī –ūtus
to wet, moisten; stain
impetus impetūs m.
attack, assault, charge; attempt; impetus, vigor; violent mental urge, fury
impotens –entis
powerless; lacking in self–control, hence headstrong, wild, violent, intemperate
- incidō incidere incidī
to fall upon, fall into; happen
inde
from that place, from there, thence; from that time, thereupon
īnsula īnsulae f.
island
iugum iugī n.
yoke; team, pair (of horses); ridge (mountain), summit, chain
lacus lacūs m.
lake
laevā
on the left
limpidus –a –um
clear, transparent
linteum –ī n.
linen cloth; sailcloth; a sail
lītorālis –e
of the shore
- loquor loquī locūtus sum
to speak
mināx –ācis
projecting; overhanging; threatening; wrathful (> minor)
natō natāre natāvī natātus
to swim
nāvis nāvis f.
ship
- nequeō nequīre nequiī/nequīvī nequitum
to be unable
nōbilis nōbile
well–known, illustrious, famous (> nosco)
opus n. (indeclinable)
need, necessity, w. abl. of the thing needed
orīgō –inis f.
origin, source; birth, family; race; ancestry
palmula –ae f.
a small palm; an oar–blade
phasēlus –ī m.
a light ship, so–called because of its resemblance to a green bean
Ponticus –a –um
of or on the Black Sea
- praetereō praeterīre praeterīvī/praeteriī praeteritus
to pass by; disregard, surpass; pass over
prius or priusquam
earlier, preceding
Propontis –idis f.
the Propontis or Sea of Marmora, between the Black Sea and the Aegean
quiēs quiētis f.
quiet, calm, rest, peace; sleep
reconditus –a –um
hidden (away), concealed
Rhodus –ī f.
the island of Rhodes
secundus –a –um
the following; second; inferior; favorable
seneō –ēre
to be old
sibilus –ī m.
any sibilant sound; hissing, whistling
sinus sinūs m.
fold of a garment; lap, bay, gulf
sīve
or if; or; [sive … sive => whether … or]
Thrācia –ae f.
Thrace, the land in southeastern Europe north of the Hellespont
trabs trabis f.
tree–trunk, beam
trux, trucis
wild, rough, hard, harsh, savage, fierce, ferocious, grim, stern
ve
or (postpositive enclitic)
volō volāre volāvī volātus
to fly
ūsque
all the way, right on; all the time, continuously, at every point, always
